Ha Noi orders closure of internet shops to control the spread of COVID-19
Authorities in Ha Noi have ordered the temporary closure of online game and internet shops from February 2 early morning, as part of the efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city, according to Vice-Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung.
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| Vice-Chairman of the Ha Noi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung speaks at a meeting of the city's Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. (Photo: VGP) |
Previously, municipal authorities ordered the closure of bars and karaoke clubs to avoid large crowds and required restaurants to have partitions.
Addressing a meeting of the municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on February 1, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Health Hoang Duc Hanh said Ha Noi had so far recorded 19 COVID-19 cases linked to the COVID-19 outbreaks in northern Hai Duong and Quang Ninh provinces.
The zoning, tracing and quarantine for F1 cases were urgently implemented, Hanh noted.
Affirming that this new wave of COVID-19 spreads quickly and can become more complicated, Hanh proposed to raise the prevention work by one level.
He said that the COVID-19 contact tracing must be quickened, towards swiftly collecting samples and quarantining those from pandemic-hit areas.
Ha Noi has so far identified about 15,000 people relating to the outbreaks in Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, of them 10,000 have been tested, he said.
Vice-Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung asked relevant agencies to arrange concentrated quarantine for F1 cases and focus on tracing F1, F2 and F3 cases.
In a meeting with the municipal People’s Committee the same day, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam urged Ha Noi authorities to complete the collection of samples for those from pandemic-hit areas before January 4.
(Source: VNA)
